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Valens
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Valens was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I, who gave him the eastern half of the Roman Empir
Marble bust possibly representing Valens or Honorius (Capitoline Museums)[citation needed]
Marble bust possibly representing Valens or Honorius (Capitoline Museums)[citation needed]
A solidus of Valens with a pearl diadem and a roseate fibula
A solidus of Valens with a pearl diadem and a roseate fibula
Reverse of a solidus of Valens, marked: restitutor reipublicae ("the restitutor of the Republic") and showing the emperor holding a vexillum and a glo
Reverse of a solidus of Valens, marked: restitutor reipublicae ("the restitutor of the Republic") and showing the emperor holding a vexillum and a globe supporting a Victory, who crowns him with a laurel wreath
Coin of Valens after his quinquennalia on 25 February 369, showing the three reigning emperors on the reverse marked: spes r p ("the hope of the Repub
Coin of Valens after his quinquennalia on 25 February 369, showing the three reigning emperors on the reverse marked: spes r p ("the hope of the Republic")
Valentinian I
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Valentinian I, sometimes known as Valentinian the Great, was Roman emperor from 364 to 375. He is the second-last emperor to govern the empire as a whole, albeit only from February to March of 364, af
Valens
…328 – 9 August 378) was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I, who gave him the eastern half of the Roman Empire to rule. In 378, Valens was defeated and killed at the Battle of Adrianople against the invading…
Solidus of Valentinian marked: d·n· valentinianus p·f· aug·
Solidus of Valentinian marked: d·n· valentinianus p·f· aug·
Damaged head of a Valentinianic emperor. It most likely depicts Valentinian I, or perhaps his brother, Valens. In Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
Damaged head of a Valentinianic emperor. It most likely depicts Valentinian I, or perhaps his brother, Valens. In Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek.
The Colossus of Barletta: Statue of a Roman emperor sometimes identified as Valentinian I. It probably depicts Leo I instead.
The Colossus of Barletta: Statue of a Roman emperor sometimes identified as Valentinian I. It probably depicts Leo I instead.
Life-size portrait head of Valentinian or Valens on a modern bust, Uffizi Gallery.
Life-size portrait head of Valentinian or Valens on a modern bust, Uffizi Gallery.